Whitehills, East Kilbride

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Whitehills is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It is a residential area in the south-east of the town, adjacent to Greenhills. This area is also known fully as High Whitehills. It houses the Ballerup Recreational football pitches and the now closed "Inn on the Stroud" pub and restaurant which is now a Dominos. The site of the former St. Andrews High School is now social housing and the Alistair McCoist sports Complex.

Whitehills has a population of 1100 people according to the 2011 Census.

55°44′33″N4°10′52″W / 55.7426°N 4.1811°W / 55.7426; -4.1811


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